BRIDGEPORT — City police are looking for a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend Thursday night, leaving her seriously wounded, according to police officials.

Around 9 p.m. Thursday, police responded to 1015 Fairfield Ave. for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. Responding officers found a woman suffering from stab wounds, who was transported to a city hospital by medics. Capt. Brian Fitzgerald said her condition was listed as serious but stable.

Investigators found that the victim was stabbed by her boyfriend, 30-year-old Universal Yancey, who fled the Fairfield Avenue area before police got to the scene, Fitzgerald said.

“Yancey then stole a 2013 Ford Focus from a nearby gas station that was later recovered,” the captain said.

Detectives got an arrest warrant for Yancey on Friday, charging him with criminal attempt at murder. Fitzgerald said any members of the public who might see Yancey should not approach him because he is considered to be “potentially armed and dangerous.”

Any sightings of Yancey should be called in to 911 or the Bridgeport police tip line at 203-576-TIPS.

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